Some examples of prominent players who are frequently referred to as hard court specialists include: James Blake, Robby Ginepri, Andy Roddick, Joachim Johansson, Marin Čilić, Tommy Haas, and Ivan Ljubičić.
It came at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and he lost to compatriot Robby Ginepri in the first round, 6-2, 6-0.
Robby Krieger | Robby Gordon | Robby Ginepri | Robby the Robot | Robby Benson | Robby Jackson | Robby Barnett | Robby Takac | Robby Naish | Robby Jackson (Tom Clancy) | Robby Bridges |
Other top seeds were Las Vegas champion Sam Querrey, Indian Wells Masters quarterfinalist Tommy Haas, Fabrice Santoro, Robby Ginepri and Thomaz Bellucci.
The singles draw featured ATP No. 6, 2009 Australian Open semi-finalist and 2009 Dubai finalist Andy Roddick, 2009 Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2008 U.S Open quarterfinalist Juan Martín del Potro, Other names include James Blake, Radek Štěpánek, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Igor Kunitsyn and Robby Ginepri.